Handbook - Engineering Science / Arts

Overview

The dual Bachelor of Engineering Science/Bachelor of Arts (3732) is a 4-year non-accredited pass degree that also serves as an exit degree for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Bachelor of Arts (3961) program. As such, students cannot generally request a transfer into this exit degree. The Bachelor of Engineering Science provides … For more content click the Read More button below. The Bachelor of Arts (UNSW BA) is designed to provide you with all the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts. The degree is flexible so that you can structure it around your skills, interests and career aspirations. The program has both breadth, allowing you to try out and explore different areas of interest, and depth, allowing you to focus in detail on two areas of specialisation.

The Bachelor of Engineering Science provides graduates with a grounding in a specific engineering discipline, as well as foundational knowledge in the underlying theories and sciences that provides the basis for engineering. It provides graduates with technical skills and confidence to analyse and apply their knowledge to solve engineering problems. Graduates will also be able to think in terms of systems and complex interactions and be capable of contributing effectively in teams.

The Bachelor of Arts (UNSW BA) is designed to provide you with all the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts. The degree is flexible so that you can structure it around your skills, interests and career aspirations. The program has both breadth, allowing you to try out and explore different areas of interest, and depth, allowing you to focus in detail on two areas of specialisation.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 192 UOC.

Bachelor of Engineering Science (96 UOC)

96 UOC Engineering Science major

Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)

A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A Minor specialisation (36 UOC)
Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)

A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A second Major specialisation (48 UOC)

In this dual degree students take 96 UOC for the Bachelor of Engineering Science, and 96 UOC for the Bachelor of Arts, for a total of 192 UOC. When a student meets all the requirements for both degrees in less than 192 UOC (e.g. if mathematics is taken as the minor stream in the BA component), students must complete additional elective courses to bring the total to 192 UOC. Those electives must be taken from the Faculty of Engineering and/or the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Disciplinary Component - 3706 Engineering Science96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Specialisation Requirements

Students must complete at least one of the Engineering Science specialisations.

Engineering Science Specialisations

Course substitution

A student may be able to substitute a maximum of 12 UOC of core courses subject to the approval of their School and the Associate Dean (Academic Programs) of the Faculty of Engineering.

Students who have transferred to 3706 from a single or dual Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) may count courses not listed here towards the requirements of their major if they are considered equivalent or have been superceded by other courses. This is only possible if the course(s) were listed in the handbook for their Engineering major, and they are completing an Engineering Science major in the same discipline.

Disciplinary Component - 3409 Arts96 Units of Credit:

You must complete 96 UOC of the following including two specialisations.

Majors

You must complete at least one of the following Major specialisations (48 UOC).

Minors

You must complete at least one of the following Minor specialisations (36 UOC) or a second Major specialisation listed above (48 UOC).

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Your minor must be in a different specialisation area from your major, e.g. you cannot complete a minor in Chinese Studies and a major in Advanced Chinese Studies.

2. The following two minors are not available in the single degree 3409 Bachelor of Arts, but only in the specified dual degrees as follows.

The Mathematics for Engineers minor is only available in 3961 Engineering (Honours)/Arts and 3732 Engineering Science/Arts.

The Legal Studies minor is only available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary).

Prescribed Electives

If you do not complete a second Major specialisation, you must complete 12 UOC of additional courses from the above Major or Minor specialisations, or from the following courses.

Mathematics for Engineers Minor

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

4 Year(s)

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 2, Term 3

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

192

Award Type(s)

Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Engineering Science - BEngSc
Bachelor of Arts - BA

CRICOS Code

This program is currently being assessed for CRICOS registration. Until CRICOS registration is obtained (which cannot be guaranteed), this program will not be available to international applicants wishing to study in Australia. If you are interested in this program then please contact the faculty and we will advise you should the program become registered on CRICOS.